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Returning 35 results for 'adventure patrons patron hand'.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Adventure Patrons Many adventures begin with a patron asking the characters to undertake a quest or mission, offering a reward in exchange for this service. Take the time to flesh out an NPC who
trust any future patrons and possibly suspicious about any adventure hooks you put in front of them. The Patron Hooks table offers some suggestions for ways a patron can lead characters to an adventure
Monsters
Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn
returns to the cultist’s hand immediately after a ranged attack.
Spellcasting. The cultist casts one of the following spells, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
2/Day
ways. Cultists who receive orders from their patron god directly are often the most ambitious and most dangerous.
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
door, dispel magic, fly, invisibilityThough deathlocks exist to serve their patrons, they retain some freedom when it comes to devising tactics and carrying out plans. Powerful deathlocks recruit
forging of a pact between a warlock and a patron is no minor occasion—at least not for the warlock. The consequences of breaking that pact can be dire and, in some cases, lethal. A warlock who fails
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
armor, mage hand
1/day each: dispel magic, hunger of Hadar, invisibility, spider climbAn overpowering urge to serve consumes the mind of a newly awakened deathlock. Any goals and ambitions it had in life
that don’t please its patron fall away as its master’s desires become the purpose that drives it. The deathlock immediately resumes work on its patron’s behalf.
Whatever the goal
Magic Items
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
the duration of the adventure. Lawful becomes chaotic, good becomes evil, and vice versa. If you are true neutral or unaligned, this card has no effect on you.
Comet. If you single-handedly
defeat the next hostile monster or group of monsters you encounter, you have advantage on ability checks made using one skill of your choice for the duration of the adventure. Otherwise, this card has no
classes
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Death holds no sway over your patron, who has unlocked the secrets of everlasting life, although such a prize—like all power—comes at a price. Once mortal, the Undying has seen mortal
lifetimes pass like the seasons, like the flicker of endless days and nights. It has the secrets of the ages to share, secrets of life and death. Beings of this sort include Vecna, Lord of the Hand and
classes
Basic Rules (2014)
relationship between warlock and patron is like that of a cleric and a deity, though the beings that serve as patrons for warlocks are not gods. A warlock might lead a cult dedicated to a demon
warlocks toward adventure.
Creating a Warlock
As you make your warlock character, spend some time thinking about your patron and the obligations that your pact imposes upon you. What led you to make the
Classes
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
Death holds no sway over your patron, who has unlocked the secrets of everlasting life, although such a prize—like all power—comes at a price. Once mortal, the Undying has seen mortal
lifetimes pass like the seasons, like the flicker of endless days and nights. It has the secrets of the ages to share, secrets of life and death. Beings of this sort include Vecna, Lord of the Hand and
classes
Player’s Handbook
the influence of these beings can be felt. In no time, each Warlock is drawn into a binding pact with a powerful patron. Drawing on the ancient knowledge of beings such as angels, archfey, demons
, devils, hags, and alien entities of the Far Realm, Warlocks piece together arcane secrets to bolster their own power.
Warlocks view their patrons as resources, as means to the end of achieving magical
Monsters
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
spell attacks). He can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components:
At will: detect thoughts, disguise self, mage hand, minor illusion
3/day each: charm person, detect magic
of his patron.
In his role as the master of the Wandering Emporium, Mahadi has received special dispensation from Asmodeus to travel freely between the Material Plane and the Nine Hells to operate
Monsters
Infernal Machine Rebuild
a jar's innate spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 15). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no components:
At will: detect thoughts, mage hand, zone of truth
3/day
with controlling a construct for all time as punishment.
If this adventure is played as a sequel to Lost Laboratory of Kwalish, this creature began as the Brain in a jar;brains in jars encountered in the
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Backgrounds
Player’s Handbook (2014)
in your proficiency with a certain kind of artisan’s tools), as well as the principles of trade and good business practices. The question now is whether you abandon your trade for adventure, or
members of your profession, which can be a good place to meet potential patrons, allies, or hirelings.
Guilds often wield tremendous political power. If you are accused of a crime, your guild will support
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
one of the following spells, using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12):
At will: dancing lights, mage hand, prestidigitation
1/day each: charm person, invisibility, sleepBards are
patrons.
Each bard is a master of at least one type of performance. You may choose a bard’s main type, or you may roll on the Bard Performance Types table to determine it.
Bard Performance
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
handaxe magically returns to the chosen’s hand immediately after a ranged attack.
Shortsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Shortsword"} to hit
foolhardy adventure. Other followers seek to uncover the mysteries of draconic nature and live a life worthy of their dragon’s reward, and they dream of a world where dragons can live among them as their rulers.
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12):
At will: mage hand (the hand is invisible), minor illusionEmerald dragons are the most curious, cunning, and manipulative of the gem dragons, wielding
for the information I glean, I don’t care what others do with it. (Evil)
Emerald Dragon Adventures
The Emerald Dragon Adventure Hooks table offers suggestions for stories and adventures
backgrounds
While others may pursue conquest and grand adventure in the Northlands, you focused on the joy of the hunt and the victory of the harvest. You learned how to thrive in and on this icy land&mdash
borders and territories in pursuit of the best that the land could provide, learning first-hand how to survive.
Ability Scores: Dexterity, Intelligence, Wisdom
Origin Feat: Snowrunner
Skill
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
.
Spellcasting. Miska casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 21):
At will: Disguise Self, Invisibility, Mage Hand
strength is his cunning mind.
History
Ages ago, Miska led the hordes of Chaos against the forces of Law at the behest of his patron, the enigmatic Queen of Chaos. It seemed Miska’s domination
Monsters
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
.
Spellcasting (Psionics). The dragon casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
At will: mage hand (the
hand is invisible), minor illusion
1/day each: detect thoughts, invisibility, silent imageEmerald dragons are the most curious, cunning, and manipulative of the gem dragons, wielding psionic power to
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
enough to hold in one hand and she has a hand free.Weighing in at just under 30 pounds and with a grandmotherly demeanor befitting her advanced age, Rosie Beestinger is easily mistaken for someone on the
complex than merely seeking after adventure. She has long sought for ultimate meaning in the stars, and to seek justification for her belief that her bonds to her expansive family are reflected in the
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
artisan’s tools), as well as the principles of trade and good business practices. The question now is whether you abandon your trade for adventure, or take on the extra effort to weave
good place to meet potential patrons, allies, or hirelings.
Guilds often wield tremendous political power. If you are accused of a crime, your guild will support you if a good case can be made for your
Monsters
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
):
At will: alter self, darkness, invisibility (self only), mage hand, prestidigitation
2/day each: detect thoughts, dimension door, suggestion
1/day each: banishment, contact other plane (as an
Wheel, she manipulates secrets and fates across the planes. Shemeshka and her plots are further detailed in the adventure Turn of Fortune’s Wheel.Acid, PoisonCold, Fire, Lightning; Bludgeoning
Monsters
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
work well together, sharing the unified goals of overcoming their foes and getting back to the task at hand.
Returned have escaped the Underworld and dwell among the living once more, but their
. Convincing a merchant to buy a Returned mask, or dealing with the ramifications of such a sale, might prove to be an adventure in itself.
Returned Nature. The Returned are undead. They need water
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
):
At will: detect magic, disguise self, invisibility, light, mage hand, message, prestidigitation, Tasha's hideous laughter
3/day each: dispel magic, fly, polymorph
1/day each: maze, telekinesis
itself on a success.Iggwilv has a long and storied history throughout the multiverse. This adventure presents the legendary figure in her current form.
Baba Yaga’s Daughter. Iggwilv’s
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks). She has the following wizard spells prepared:
Cantrips (at will): fire bolt (see “Actions” below), mage hand
, fireball, fly
4th level (3 slots): banishment, fire shield
5th level (2 slots): Bigby's hand, Rary's telepathic bondFire Bolt (Cantrip). Ranged Spell Attack: +6;{"diceNotation":"1d20+6","rollType":"to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
. Your group’s patron might occasionally come to you and give you an assignment. This can be an easy way to get into an adventure. Of course, it’s up to you how you respond to your patron’s demands, and
patrons in this section in terms of three broad categories of autonomy: With a highly directive patron, you are an employee of an organization, and the organization often tells you what to do. Crime
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Patrons A patron is a contact who employs the adventurers, providing help or rewards as well as quests and adventure hooks. Most of the time, a patron has a vested interest in the adventurers
’ success and doesn’t need to be persuaded to help them. A patron might be a retired adventurer who seeks younger heroes to deal with rising threats, or a mayor who knows that the town guard can’t handle a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
. However, each patron is vulnerable to one type of food currently being hurled around the inn. If that type of food hits a patron, they immediately vanish. When all the patrons have been vanquished in this way, the stage ends.
use them as inspiration for creating your own. Flashback The inn changes to resemble one of the other inns or taverns the characters have been to previously during the adventure (the Stonehill Inn or
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
from the elf’s hand in a 5-foot-wide, 60-foot-long line. Each creature in the line must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw, taking 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8","rollType":"damage
XARYXIS
The adventure, Light of Xaryxis features an amoral astral elf society called the Xaryxian Empire. This empire is based in Xaryxispace, a Wildspace system illuminated by an enormous radiant
Monsters
Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19):
At will: detect magic, mage hand, prestidigitation
2/day each: animate
Doors. The Heralds of Dust idolize their ageless factol, whose stoic visage has become the faction’s emblem. Skall can usually be found examining his orrery of souls (detailed in Adventure Atlas
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Patrons” explores various roles a giant might adopt as a patron for an adventuring party and the missions the giant might assign.
they inhabit a central element of an adventure. This section has two parts: “Adventure Models” outlines five categories of adventures to help you think about the role you want giants to play. “Giant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
How Patrons Work The following sections present several group patron options. The description of each patron provides an overview of the types of organizations the group patron represents, perks of
membership, and quests the patron encourages adventurers to undertake. With the input of your DM, you can customize these patrons to reflect specific establishments in your campaign world or to serve
Monsters
Tomb of Annihilation
returns to normal at a rate of 10 degrees per minute.
Artus can cast one of the following spells from the ring (spell save DC 17) by expending the necessary number of charges: Bigby's hand (2
charges; the hand is made of ice, is immune to cold damage, and deals bludgeoning damage instead of force damage as a clenched fist), cone of cold (2 charges), flesh to ice (3 charges; as flesh to stone
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, Mage Hand, Prestidigitation
2/day each: Dimension Door, Invisibility, Scrying (as an action)
1/day each: Dominate Monster, Globe of Invulnerability, Plane Shift (self only)Vecna can take up to three
this adventure, Vecna has risen to godhood on Oerth, but he seeks to become the most powerful god in existence and bend the multiverse to his will. By the time the characters are involved, Vecna’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Casino Patrons The Afterlife Casino is bustling with patrons from all parts of the world. Roll or pick randomly from the Casino Patrons table when you need a patron. Casino Patrons d6 Patron 1
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Sworn and Beholden A warlock is defined by a pact with an otherworldly being. Sometimes the relationship between warlock and patron is like that of a cleric and a deity, though the beings that serve
as patrons for warlocks are not gods. A warlock might lead a cult dedicated to a demon prince, an archdevil, or an utterly alien entity — beings not typically served by clerics. More often, though